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McNeese State vs Gonzaga Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets

Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert
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The First Round of NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off on Thursday, March 21 -- and the ninth matchup on the slate set to tip off is McNeese State vs Gonzaga, which is scheduled for 7:25 p.m. ET on TBS.

The Bulldogs are 5.5-point favorites on the spread in Thursday's contest; with the game total stationed around over/under 150 at most sportsbooks.

Here's everything you need to know about McNeese State vs Gonzaga -- our expert prediction and betting picks for this First Round NCAA Tournament matchup.

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McNeese State vs Gonzaga Odds

MCNST @ GNZG Odds

  • Full Game
  • 1H
  • Spread
  • Total
  • Moneyline
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
+6.5 -118 +3.5 -105 N/A +3.5 -115 +3.5 -115 +3.5 -115 +3.5 -115 +3.5 -108 +6.5 -105  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
-6.5 -104 -3.5 -115 N/A -3.5 -115 -3.5 -115 -3.5 -115 -3.5 -115 -3.5 -118 -6.5 -115  
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
o148.5 -115 o68.5 -115 o68.5 -116 N/A o69.5 -115 o68.5 -115 o69.5 -115 o69 -114 o148.5 -115  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
u148.5 -105 u68.5 -105 u68.5 -108 N/A u69.5 -115 u68.5 -115 u69.5 -115 u69 -112 u148.5 -105  
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
+220 N/A N/A +165 +170 +175 N/A +190 +240  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
-275 N/A N/A -225 -220 -230 N/A -240 -300  
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
+6.5 -118 -1 -110 +3.5 -118 N/A N/A N/A N/A +4 -114 +6.5 -105  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
-6.5 -104 +1 -110 -3.5 -106 N/A N/A N/A N/A -4 -112 -6.5 -115  
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
o148.5 -115 o78 -110 o79.5 -116 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A o148.5 -115  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
u148.5 -105 u78 -110 u79.5 -108 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A u148.5 -105  
Final
McNeese State Cowboys 749 McNeese State
+220 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A +240  
Gonzaga Bulldogs 750 Gonzaga
-275 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -300  

McNeese State vs Gonzaga Prediction

Gonzaga has won 14 straight seasons in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the Bulldogs take on upstart McNeese out of the Southland Conference.

McNeese will be a popular bracket pick in this 5/12 matchup as the Cowboys finished 30-3. The Cowboys beat one team ranked in the Top-100 and that was VCU in the first game of the season.

Meanwhile, Gonzaga pulled off some nice underdog wins over Kentucky and Saint Mary's, but in their November and December non-conference schedule against the likes of UConn, San Diego State, and Purdue, the Bulldogs went 0-3.

This is McNeese's chance to take down a big-name school as it owned a 3-1 ATS record as an underdog.

Gonzaga has been to the dance plenty of times, but this will be its lowest seed since 2016.

Pick: McNeese +6 (-110)

McNeese State vs Gonzaga Game Time & TV Channel

Date: Thursday, March 21
Matchup: Southland vs WCC
Venue: Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Time-TV: CBS, 7:25 p.m. ET

McNeese State vs Gonzaga Betting Stats

5) Gonzaga Bulldogs
(WCC, At-Large)

  • Futures: +7500
  • Region: +1400
  • SU: 25-7
  • ATS: 15-16
  • O/U: 15-16
  • PPG: 85.6
  • OPPG: 68.7

12) McNeese State Cowboys
(Southland, Automatic)

  • Futures: +30000
  • Region: +8000
  • SU: 30-3
  • ATS: 16-12-1
  • O/U: 16-12-1
  • PPG: 80.2
  • OPPG: 61.2

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers
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